MiFID is a term being thrown around in financial circles more in recent weeks and, while you may know that it’s an acronym for Markets In Financial Instruments Directive, you may not know exactly what that means. Essentially it’s a regulation that helps promote greater transparency throughout the financial markets in the European Union. It also makes regulatory disclosures standard for certain markets, so the entire system will be more unified. Although first established in 2008, more recent amendments to MiFID rules lend greater oversight to pre and post-trade transactions. Continue reading “What is miFID and What You Need to Know About it”

We’ve all heard by now about the miraculous growth of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies. They became the breakout story of both technology and financial news media in 2017, after years of languishing in the sidelines. But now Bitcoin itself has spiked so high in price that it’s become viable to speculate in Bitcoin futures. Continue reading “What You Need to Know About Trading Bitcoin Futures”

The explosive growth of exchange-traded funds is not a new phenomenon on Wall Street. Over the past 10 plus years, ETFs have seen assets rise to nearly $5 trillion while raking in nearly $300 billion in inflows in 2016. Some analysts believe they could represent almost 60 percent of all U.S. investments over the next 10 years. Although largely unnoticed by average retail investors, ETFs are shaking up Wall Street and the investment world. Continue reading “Here’s How Exchange-Traded Funds are Shaking up Investing”

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Mark Angelo Biography

Mark Angelo co-founded Yorkville Advisors in February of 2001. Since inception, Mark has guided the Firm in investing in over 500 financial transactions with a notional value of more than $3 billion. As portfolio manager to the funds managed by the Firm, he is responsible for overseeing many aspects of the day-to-day operations, including deal structuring, investment decisions, business development and trading, while continuing his emphasis on the preservation of capital with low volatility. As an authority on structured financing products, Mark is frequently cited for commentary in industry publications and news sources.